Today Valve releases the first in a series of videos covering the E3 demo for Portal 2. In the first portion we meet Wheatley, the personality sphere that’s cuddlier than a companion cube, if that’s even possible.
While Crecente briefly touched on Wheatley’s first appearance during his Portal 2 preview during E3, I had no idea how charming the personality sphere with the British accent actually was until now.
As much as I enjoyed the solitude of the original game, I really like the idea of having an inept little comic-relief character tagging along for the sequel; a human voice from the most unlikely of sources.
“I think she likes you!”
Not by a long shot, Wheatley.
On one hand, I’m absolutely thrilled. On the other hand, this clip just makes the delay hurt that much more.
rckl
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 10:13 AMCan’t wait the voice acting sounds great.
Ian Uniacke
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 11:39 AMI think the voice acting is terrible. Am I playing a sequel to portal or Play School the game?
Monsi
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 12:01 PMI agree, im not big on the accent either, it doesnt fit in with all the other voice work
Mic
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 1:04 PMDitto. Every voice in Portal was clearly a computer, this one isn’t and stands out like a sore thumb.
Cymelion
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 1:34 PMThats because he is not a computer AI but the personality of the Apature Science Founder Stored in a personality sphere.
He is meant to be more human and eccentric. I actually liked it but no doubt Portal will be delayed further by people QQing over it forcing them to redub it.
Xheis
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 4:11 PMI could put up with the companion, but GlaDos’s voice was WAY OFF. I hated it.
Hurshies
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 4:28 PMUh Xheis, it sounds exactly like it did in Portal after Chell pulled all the nice spheres off her, go play Portal again.
Daniel Hutton
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 8:36 PMAm I the only one who actually likes the voice?
I think it suits the character. The personality spheres seem like they’re supposed have a cheery personality and a hint of child-like naivety. Makes an interesting contrast to GLaDOS and the sentry turrets, as much as I love them I’d get sick of the playing a game any longer than the original Portal was. They’d need more variety in characters to keep me hooked.
proj
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 12:20 PMkinda sounds like simon pegg…
Akra
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 12:50 PMThe voice is just missing the robotic filter i think
Cymelion
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 1:39 PM“We both said a lot of things “your” going to regret”
Perfect line right there – they really have the spurned lover down pat for GLaDOS
Adof Grammar
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 5:34 PM*You’re* going to regret that.
Adolf Grammar
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 12:38 AMExcuse me. We won’t let Adof out of his box again.
Azshiris
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 6:55 PMI watched it twice, just to be sure he didn’t say “Hey, listen.” at any point. I’m not really sure I want a talky side kick in my Portal…
scott
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 9:44 PMi like the voice acting to
Trent Strickland
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 1:59 AMThis game looks incredible. And it’s still sssoooo satisfying to see them remind us it’s coming out for the ps3. I was worried I’d have to get a 360 to play this.
Jonathon Tree
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:03 PMHe sounds like a stupid actor from a stupid British children’s show. That, and his stupid voice destroys the stupid poignancy of that stupid last scene which makes me think that it’s a stupid trick.
I don’t think it’s real. If it is, let it be known that I will kill myself.
Jonathon Tree
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:04 PMMaybe you guys should post that Lombardi himself said that the voice work is just a place holder done by one of the animators?
Loz
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:20 PMGod damn it. They put Alyx in Portal.